Reading and writing are in themselves subversive acts. What they subvert is the notion that things have to be the way they are, that you are alone, that no one has ever felt the way you have.

About This Quote

This quote comes from a letter to a friend who was recovering from a broken heart. She was feeling lost after the breakup. Reading and writing were her only solace, and they helped her to feel less alone.

Source: Armageddon In Retrospect

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